About Global Warming

About Global Warming



Global warming is the term Used to describe a gradual Increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and Its oceans, a change That Will Permanently upset the Earth's CLIMATE FOREVER -

While the effects of Many view global warming to be more substantial businesses and more Rapidly Occurring Than Others do, the scientific consensus on global climatic warming Changes related to the average temperature is That of the Earth have Risen Between 0.4 and 0.8 ° C over the past 100 years. The INCREASED volumes of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released by burning of fossil fuels the, land clearing, agriculture, human and other Activities, are Believed to be the primary sources of the global warming has occurred over the That past 50 years.

Scientists from Many parts of the world, global warming, carrying out research recently Have Predicted global average temperatures That Could Increase Between 1.4 and 5.8 ° C by the year 2100.

Changes from RESULTING May include rising global warming is due to the melting Levels of the polar ice caps, as well as an Increase in occurrence and severity of storms and other severe weather events.

Naturally Earth is insulated by a delicate balance of heat-trapping (or "greenhouse") gases in the atmosphere. When the sun shines on the Earth, Some Of That heat is absorbed, Earth Keeping warm enough to support life.

The problem is over the last century That, we Humans Have Been releasing more and more carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases Into the atmosphere When we burn fuels and cut down forests. These additional gases upset the natural balance Have our atmosphere of, trapping more heat Than is healthy for the Earth.

The result is human-caused global warming, Which Brings Serious Threats from flooding to the spread INCREASED of disease to the disruption of agriculture in Many parts of the world.

Scientists tell us global warming That is urgent stopping - We have Just a few years to turn around the growth of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in order to Avoid the worst effects. The good news is That We Can Achieve Emissions Reductions with These Effective national and international treaties Policies. That We Must INSIST Individuals Businesses and governments around the world join to Greatly Increase Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Adopt widely, and commit to stopping climate change. Success is possible, But we need your help.

No challenge is so human as the Uniting Potentially climate crisis. Our human drive to invent and build have led to extraordinary Technological Advances and great promise. It's Also HAD serious, unintended consequences. And unless we face the climate crisis with ingenuity, resolve, and a sense of urgency, much of the world as we know it begin to unravel Before Will our eyes.

The warning signs are plain to see. The 10 warmest years on record all occurred since 1990 Have. Mountain glaciers are fading on Every continent and the sea ice is melting. The Have Begun to be slow But menacing rise.

The science behind global warming is as enormously complex portray Often, But Some of it is simply removed. It Begins with a ray of light, shot-through space from the staggering inferno of our sun. Sunbeam That Delivers energy to earth, giving us light and warmth and life.

As Some of This energy radiates heat back as Toward space, a Portion is Absorbed by A Delicate Balance of heat-trapping (or "greenhouse") gases in the atmosphere create an insulating layer That. Without the temperature control of This greenhouse effect, Earth's average surface the temperature 0 ° Would Be F (-18 ° C), a temperature so low That the Earth Would not could be frozen and sustain human life as we know it.

The most abundant greenhouse gases of the water is steam. In Addition, There are powerful greenhouse gases other like carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide. Each of These is a natural part of the never-ending cycle of life, death, and decomposition on Earth.

But since the onset of the Industrial Revolution Humans Have Been pumping out more and more of These and other greenhouse gases. Scientists are clear: human Activities Contributing to global warming are by Adding large Amounts of heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere. Our fossil fuel use is the main source of These gases.

Every time we drive a car, use electricity from coal-fired power plants, or heat our homes with oil or natural gas, we release carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases Into the air. The Second Most Important Addition of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere is related to deforestation, Mainly in the tropics, as well as other land-use changes.

But We Can look back Even Further. By drilling the deepest glacial ice Into Can we measure CO2 Into deep time. And This ice library shows more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere Than at Any Time in last 650.000 years.

As a result of the build up of gases, the temperature is Beginning to rise. Already today Adults Have Felt the global average temperature rise more Than a full degree Fahrenheit (0.8 ° C) DURING our lifetimes.

For a global system is delicately balanced That, Will the rise in temperatures pose Serious Threats:

Levels are Rising, leading to more coastal erosion, flooding DURING storms, and permanent inundation

INCREASED INCREASED Incidence of Drought and wildfires

Many Severe stress on forests, wetlands, alpine regions, and other natural Ecosystems

Impacts on human health as mosquitoes and other disease-carrying insects and rodents spread diseases over larger regions Geographical

Disruption of agriculture in parts of the world Some due to INCREASED temperature, water stress, and sea-level rise in low-lying areas Such as Bangladesh or the Mississippi River delta

Other Projected Impacts include intensity of hurricanes INCREASED, the long-term destabilization of the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets, leading to much sea level rise Greater, the acidification of the world's oceans, and a vastly INCREASED rate of species extinction. Such as the Wonders Great Barrier Reef and the Amazon Could collapse under the weight of Just a few more degrees. Hundreds of millions of And May Be Forced people from homelands as the climate Their shifts, Creating Political and Economic Instability INCREASED.

According To a study led by a distinguished British economist, Sir Nicholas Stern, Suggests That under business-as-usual climate change scenarios Could Economic Activity in overalls reduced the range of 5 to 20%-more likely on the high side of This range. Think Great Depression, or world war.

We can - and must - act urgently if we are to limit and halt Eventually the Impacts of global warming on human Communities and natural ecosystems. The Greater the magnitude and rate of warming, the chances are for the Greater Devastating truly - and Potentially irreversible - changes in the Earth's climate system. Even by acting today to reduce our Emissions from cars, power plants, land use, and other sources, we Will See Some degree of continued warming for a Period of time past Because Emissions Will stay in the atmosphere for Decades or more.

But, the window is closing for Effective action fast and Responding to the climate crisis and Commitment Will take ingenuity. The actions we take in the next Several years Will determine the kind of world will survive .- That

WE MUST ACCEPT THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOT ONLY DOING THIS FOR U.S., BUT FOR OUR CHILDREN, grandchildren, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS .-

We have global leadership and full Lacker Political Will to Implement These solutions, - Even if our future depends on it. But now we need-to INSIST That Business and governments all over the world join in Individuals Taking the steps needed to get the job done. We Need to help Citizens everywhere Understand how the Choices They make daily lives in Their dog make a real difference, and We Need to Provide incentives for all of us to make better choices.

The climate forces are loose in September We have great indeed. But the world we build as we move forward to meet this challenge Will Be a sight to behold. This is our Opportunity to come together and make a real difference, - "MOST BUT WE START TO ACT NOW!"!

WHAT WE CAN DO:

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MOST PEOPLE Do not Realize That solid waste Reduction and recycling help address global climate change. How? The Manufacture, distribution and use of products - as well as management of the RESULTING waste - all result in Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Waste prevention and recycling reduce greenhouse gases by Associated With These Activities Reducing Emissions methane, saving energy, and Increasing Forest Carbon sequestration.

THEREFORE, YOU CAN HELP IN MANY WAYS:

1) Seal and Insulate your house .-

2) Heat and cool "smartly"

3) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and (the 3 R's)

4) Have more plants and trees in your yard.

5) Use water Efficiently .- Save on the use of water.

6) Use fuel economy vehicles, to Eliminate Air Pollution

7) Avoid using your car When ever possible.

8) Avoid using plastic or paper grocery shopping bags .- When Bring your own shopping bags - like the ones Used to go the beach.

9) MOST OF ALL - SPREAD THE WORD!!

Lets just hope it is not That too late, and we Still Have a Chance to SAVE OUR PLANET!!

Eva Diaz de la Torriente

July 22, 2008